BOOKS: What are you reading?

[Thula]

 

[rmcrae]

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[CuriousFox]

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Just finished.

Tough read in places, brutally honest.

 

[smokeshadow]

Into the West by Mercedes Lackey, the second book in the Founding of Valdemar series

kitchicken's review of Into the West (The Founding of Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey

★★★★★ "I've been a fan of Mercedes Lackey since almost the beginning, finding a copy of Magic's Pawn in a K-mart back around 1990. Valdemar saved me, it's not hyperbole to say, and imagining myself in Valdemar allowed me to survive some pretty rough years as I entered, and finished, high school...

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BTW - I just love the name of one of the mage's cats. . .Sydney-you-asshole

 

[Rickrock]

I read for pleasure and escape. I am reading "Don't Date a DILF" , a gay romance by D J Jamison. I am also still reading "Slave Species of the Gods" by Michael Tellinger. I started it last year and am not rushing it. It takes some concentration and I usually read easy stuff for escape and keep putting it down for a few weeks between half chapters. I wonder if I will finish it this year. I am somewhat skeptical of some of his conclusions and yet I can see his point.

 

[Araucaria]

Into the West by Mercedes Lackey, the second book in the Founding of Valdemar series

kitchicken's review of Into the West (The Founding of Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey

★★★★★ "I've been a fan of Mercedes Lackey since almost the beginning, finding a copy of Magic's Pawn in a K-mart back around 1990. Valdemar saved me, it's not hyperbole to say, and imagining myself in Valdemar allowed me to survive some pretty rough years as I entered, and finished, high school...

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BTW - I just love the name of one of the mage's cats. . .Sydney-you-asshole

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I read Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey once, it must have been about 25 years ago (could it have been that long ago?).

 

[Thad1527]

Just finished In the Lives of Puppets, by TJ Klune. It's science fiction with a queer presence. Amazing.

 

[smokeshadow]

I read Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey once, it must have been about 25 years ago (could it have been that long ago?).

Well. . .Magic's Pawn was copyrighted in 1989; so it's been 34 years since you read it It was the first book in the "Last Herald Mage" series; and, Mercedes Lackey has added quite a few books and series to the Valdemar grimoire since then: https://www.mercedeslackey.com/bibliography-2/

 

[just_mills]

Bob Mortimer - The Satsuma Complex

 

[Colby-2023]

I read for pleasure and escape. I am reading "Don't Date a DILF" , a gay romance by D J Jamison. I am also still reading "Slave Species of the Gods" by Michael Tellinger. I started it last year and am not rushing it. It takes some concentration and I usually read easy stuff for escape and keep putting it down for a few weeks between half chapters. I wonder if I will finish it this year. I am somewhat skeptical of some of his conclusions and yet I can see his point.

I want to start reading gay novels but I don't know where to look. I've looked at my library and have had no luck finding any. Any suggestions?

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I want to start reading gay novels but I don't know where to look. I've looked at my library and have had no luck finding any. Any suggestions?

You should probably read Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, as close to a gay male classic as has been produced in the last 20 years. (The movie is not a substitute.)

I loved The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. And for other gay novels set among familiar characters from the ancient world, you should try Mary Renault's Alexander the Great trilogy: Fire From Heaven, The Persian Boy, and Funeral Games, as well as The Mask of Apollo, which is partly about Alexander's and his father's, favorite actor.

And if you haven't seen it, you should see the movie Brokeback Mountain, and then afterward you should read the Annie Proulx short-novella-or-long-short-story.

 

[Colby-2023]

You should probably read Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, as close to a gay male classic as has been produced in the last 20 years. (The movie is not a substitute.)

I loved The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. And for other gay novels set among familiar characters from the ancient world, you should try Mary Renault's Alexander the Great trilogy: Fire From Heaven, The Persian Boy, and Funeral Games, as well as The Mask of Apollo, which is partly about Alexander's and his father's, favorite actor.

And if you haven't seen it, you should see the movie Brokeback Mountain, and then afterward you should read the Annie Proulx short-novella-or-long-short-story.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have to see if I can find them somewhere. I've heard of Brokeback Mountain but never seen it so I may have to now

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

It is a heartbreaking movie, but very good. The story is also excellent, but has a somewhat different feel.

 

[Colby-2023]

It is a heartbreaking movie, but very good. The story is also excellent, but has a somewhat different feel.

Okay! That sounds interesting, I'll see if I can find it. I'll let you know what I think if you're interested

 

[Rickrock]

Go online and type in gay romance and you will get some pop-ups of books. I go online to Amazon or a book store and start with something and more keep coming up. They usually give you a brief summary of what the book is about. You can also look up authors online and their books will show up as well. Then I order the books online. "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston is one book. Other authors I have read are: Daryl Banner, Keira Andrews, Merry Farmer, Haydon Hall, D.J. Jamison, Riley Hart, Tal Bauer, May Archer, Brian D. Kennedy, Sabrina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, and others. My library doesn't seem to offer much.

 

[smokeshadow]

Smashwords is also an excellent site for LGBTQ literature: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/home/886/any/any

 

[Rickrock]

They are making a movie of Red, White, and Royal Blue and it should be out soon.

 

[ShadowCat]

You should probably read Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, as close to a gay male classic as has been produced in the last 20 years. (The movie is not a substitute.)

It was an ok book, from the sound of everyone raving about it it seemed like there were going to be more torrid & erotic moments but the action started somewhere after page 50 and nothing really happens til then! The movie was great, but some of the scenes could have been done better!

If you watched the og QUEER AS FOLK (Not that reboot shit on Peacock!) there is a book Every 9 seconds by Joseph Brockton it starts at Michael an Brians senior prom and essentially tells the story of how they almost had sex but didnt it was a running theme of the often flirtatious ever so close but yet so far context of their relationship through the QAF series. There were 2 other books in the series Never Tear Us Apart & Always Have Always Will by Quinn Brockton I never read these as thevlibrary didnt carry the last 2 in the series.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

It was an ok book, from the sound of everyone raving about it it seemed like there were going to be more torrid & erotic moments but the action started somewhere after page 50 and nothing really happens til then!

Yeah, if you want gay action scenes, you're not really going to get them from Call Me by Your Name. But it does very well getting inside the fevered brain of a gay teenager in the throes of a crush he's not sure he dares act on. And then you get wish fulfillment (for a while) because when he does act on the crush, it works, and you get the fevered joy of the teenager.

 

[smokeshadow]

Well, I finished Into the West; and can not wait for the 3rd book in the series, where the Companions have their origins

Have started another David Weber collaboration. . .Gordian Protocol

bgknighton's review of The Gordian Protocol by David Weber

★★★★½ "Weber is up to his usual standards with this book. Loved the characters, the premise. He manages to convey the problems of time travel without getting bogged down in the technical details. Lots of adventures are had by Benjamin, Philo, Ella, Raibert, and Kleio. A really fun read. l look...

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